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B&W Parafering (Executive Approval Workflow)

The B&W parafering feature implements the formal approval workflow for decisions that require authorization by the Board of Mayor and Aldermen (College van Burgemeester en Wethouders).

Overview​

In Dutch municipal government, certain decisions must be formally approved (geparafeerd) by the B&W (Board of Mayor and Aldermen). This feature provides a structured digital approval workflow.

Planned Features​

  • Approval routing -- Route decisions through the required approval chain.
  • Digital signing -- Support for digital parafering (initialing/signing) by authorized officials.
  • Mandate checking -- Verify that the approver has the required mandate for the decision type.
  • Approval history -- Track the full approval chain with timestamps and approver identities.
  • Rejection handling -- Handle rejections with feedback and re-routing.
  • B&W agenda integration -- Link approval items to B&W meeting agendas.
  • Delegation -- Support for delegated approval authority.
  • Batch approval -- Allow authorized officials to approve multiple items in a single session.

Municipal decisions often require formal authorization at specific mandate levels. The B&W parafering workflow ensures compliance with the municipality's mandate register (mandaatregister).

Status​

This feature is defined in the spec at openspec/specs/bw-parafering/spec.md and is planned for future implementation.